Gianluigi Buffon says Serie A is no longer the primary reference and has become a stepping stone before players move to other leagues. Recent moves include Giovanni Leoni to Liverpool, Sandro Tonali, Riccardo Calafiori and Federico Chiesa to the Premier League, Giacomo Raspadori to LaLiga and Mateo Retegui to the Saudi Pro League. Buffon, now head of a federation delegation, views overseas transfers positively because having several players at top clubs strengthens the national team. Italy prepares for World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Israel, sits third in Group I, and Buffon intends to speak with Gianluigi Donnarumma about his future.
Today's football has changed, and our evaluations must change as a result, too.
Serie A is no longer the reference point it was in the past, but we've become a stepping stone in relation to other leagues where players can really 'arrive'.
I think it's a positive, because if you have six or seven players who play for the best teams in the world, it means that your national team will be at an increasingly higher level.
I'm waiting to see Gigio and talk to him in-person.
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